Category: Books

Task: Read the Purple Book Needed: Your Atari Computer book or PDF Time: 2-3 hours Introduction I recall having two books when we first got our Atari 400 and then 800 back in the day. The first was Atari BASIC as a self-teaching guide. The

Task: Read the Book “De Re Atari” Needed: De Re Atari Time: 3-6 hours Introduction When the Atari 400 and 800 computers were released in 1979 they were a closed system. That is, only Atari personnel knew the details of the hardware that were necessary

Task: Try BASIC Programs from a Micro Adventure Book Needed: BASIC, Micro Adventure Book #2 Time: 1-2 hours Introduction When I was a kid I loved the ‘choose your own adventure books‘. It was really fun to participate in how the story took shape. I didn’t

Task: Read the Book “Racing the Beam” by Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost (3-6 Hours) Needed: The book Time: 3-6 hours Introduction I had an Atari Video Computer System (VCS) or 2600 before I owned an Atari 400 and then 800 computer. The 2600 was

Task: Read the Book ‘Terrible Nerd’ by Kevin Savetz Needed: The book Time: 3-6 hours Introduction Many of us grew up with Atari home computers in the 1980s. I certainly did with my Atari 400 and then 800. Those were great times and many of

Task: Read the Book “Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation” by Jamie Lendino Needed: The book Time: 3-6 hours Introduction Learning about Atari history and trivia on the web can be difficult since the information is fragmented across multiple different web pages and